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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
"77ie law of truth was in his mouth and iniquity was not found in his mouth." Mai 2 6 "Ye shall know 'fie truth and the truth shall make you free "John 8 32
VOLUME XXXIV, NO. I
COGIC HEADQUARTERS, MEMPHIS, TN
MARCH 1996
ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HAS
RECORD ATTENDANCE IN DALLAS
I
Minim
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Dallas, Texas. It commenced with
a Texas-sized salute to the recently
appointed, Second Assistant to the
Presiding Bishop, the Right Reverend
J. Neaul Haynes. It closed with a
poignant challenge from the Presiding
Bishop. And, all between, the 1996
Leadership Conference, for COGIC
bishops, supervisors and national
officers was stimulating, refreshing
and spiritually provocative. More than
1000 delegates attended, a conference
record.
Continuing with the "Vision 2000
and Beyond" focus and employing the
theme, "Empowering the Church for
Worldwide Ministry," the conference
facilitators and attendees participated
in classes ranging from Responsibilities and Roles of Bishops and
Women in Ministry to Responsibilities
and Roles for Pastors, Elders,
Ministers and Auxiliary Leaders.
Facilitators and instructors included- Bishop W. W. Hamilton; Bishop
W. L. Porter (Conference Coordinator); Mother W. M. Rivers, Mother
Lucy Ntreh; Bishop W. W. Sanders;
and. Superintendents Brandon Porter
and Drew Sheard. AIM President, Dr
Jerry Macklin, was joined by Bishop
William James and Mrs. Mildred
Linzey in teaching Effective Auxiliary
Leadership Other instructors were
Bishops Frank White and William
Cahoon; Elders Dwight Green, Walter
Bogan and Readus Smith; Mother
Lucille Spann and Missionary Ollie
Brown. Bishop Howard Quillen was
the conference seminar moderator.
On Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
"Holy Ghost Impact Services" were
kicked off by Bishop H. Jenkins Bell,
who led the conference attendees in
praise and worship at Saintsville
Sanctuary COGIC Dynamic, anointed homilies were delivered on
Tuesday night by Dr. Felton Smith,
Jr., of Chattanooga (Tennessee
Second Jurisdiction) and Wednesday
night by Bishop Nathaniel Wells
Presiding Bishop shares the Vision 2000
message in Dallas
(Prelate of Western Michigan
Jurisdiction).
Texas Northeast leader, Bishop J.
Neaul Haynes, and each of the other
ten (10) bishops of Texas provided a
comfortable and accommodating setting for the conference guests at the
Harvey Hotel in downtown Dallas.
The host bishops fulfilled the biblical
mandate for "spiritual leaders" to be
given to hospitality; they provided
dinner for the guests on two (2)
consecutive days.
Thanks are due to these incredible
hosts and their jurisdictions:
Bishop J. N. Haynes
Bishop Frank Smith
Bishop R. E. Woodard
Bishop T. D. Iglehart
Bishop D. R. Houston
Bishop James Lee
Bishop William Waison
Bishop A. Ladell Thomas
Bishop C. F. Porter
Bishop Nathaniel Henderson
Bishop C. L. Bryant.
(See Page 5 for Conference Pictorial Review.)

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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
"77ie law of truth was in his mouth and iniquity was not found in his mouth." Mai 2 6 "Ye shall know 'fie truth and the truth shall make you free "John 8 32
VOLUME XXXIV, NO. I
COGIC HEADQUARTERS, MEMPHIS, TN
MARCH 1996
ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HAS
RECORD ATTENDANCE IN DALLAS
I
Minim
lltlflff
Dallas, Texas. It commenced with
a Texas-sized salute to the recently
appointed, Second Assistant to the
Presiding Bishop, the Right Reverend
J. Neaul Haynes. It closed with a
poignant challenge from the Presiding
Bishop. And, all between, the 1996
Leadership Conference, for COGIC
bishops, supervisors and national
officers was stimulating, refreshing
and spiritually provocative. More than
1000 delegates attended, a conference
record.
Continuing with the "Vision 2000
and Beyond" focus and employing the
theme, "Empowering the Church for
Worldwide Ministry," the conference
facilitators and attendees participated
in classes ranging from Responsibilities and Roles of Bishops and
Women in Ministry to Responsibilities
and Roles for Pastors, Elders,
Ministers and Auxiliary Leaders.
Facilitators and instructors included- Bishop W. W. Hamilton; Bishop
W. L. Porter (Conference Coordinator); Mother W. M. Rivers, Mother
Lucy Ntreh; Bishop W. W. Sanders;
and. Superintendents Brandon Porter
and Drew Sheard. AIM President, Dr
Jerry Macklin, was joined by Bishop
William James and Mrs. Mildred
Linzey in teaching Effective Auxiliary
Leadership Other instructors were
Bishops Frank White and William
Cahoon; Elders Dwight Green, Walter
Bogan and Readus Smith; Mother
Lucille Spann and Missionary Ollie
Brown. Bishop Howard Quillen was
the conference seminar moderator.
On Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
"Holy Ghost Impact Services" were
kicked off by Bishop H. Jenkins Bell,
who led the conference attendees in
praise and worship at Saintsville
Sanctuary COGIC Dynamic, anointed homilies were delivered on
Tuesday night by Dr. Felton Smith,
Jr., of Chattanooga (Tennessee
Second Jurisdiction) and Wednesday
night by Bishop Nathaniel Wells
Presiding Bishop shares the Vision 2000
message in Dallas
(Prelate of Western Michigan
Jurisdiction).
Texas Northeast leader, Bishop J.
Neaul Haynes, and each of the other
ten (10) bishops of Texas provided a
comfortable and accommodating setting for the conference guests at the
Harvey Hotel in downtown Dallas.
The host bishops fulfilled the biblical
mandate for "spiritual leaders" to be
given to hospitality; they provided
dinner for the guests on two (2)
consecutive days.
Thanks are due to these incredible
hosts and their jurisdictions:
Bishop J. N. Haynes
Bishop Frank Smith
Bishop R. E. Woodard
Bishop T. D. Iglehart
Bishop D. R. Houston
Bishop James Lee
Bishop William Waison
Bishop A. Ladell Thomas
Bishop C. F. Porter
Bishop Nathaniel Henderson
Bishop C. L. Bryant.
(See Page 5 for Conference Pictorial Review.)